Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar was a Welsh poet and author
Background
Morgan succeeded as 2nd Viscount and 4th Baron Tredegar in May 1934 after the death of his father. Tredegar was the son of Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth-shire, and Lady Katharine Carnegie. This observation could have stemmed from the rumour that his mother had built bird nests large enough to sit in, or that his father had owned one of the largest yachts in the world.
Career
He was also a chamberlain to both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI. Tredegar came from what the 13th Duke of Bedford described as "the oddest family I have ever met". A noted eccentric, Tredegar kept at Tredegar House in Newport a menagerie of animals including a boxing kangaroo, honey bear, baboon and a macaw. Morgan"s weekend house parties attracted such figures as Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, Augustus John, and Aleister Crowley and gained local notoriety, as did the host"s extravagant lifestyle.
In 1929, he stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Limehouse.
During World World War II he was a high-ranking officer in MI8. Extraordinarily well-connected, his associations included Queen Mary, Brendan Bracken, and leading nazis.
Tredegar House guide book (1985) published by Newport County Borough Council
Tredegar House Blog
Only Evan: The eccentric life of Lord Tredegar by Paul Busby (Awaiting Publication)
Dart, Monty. Cross, William (2012).
Aspects of Evan: The Last Viscount Tredegar: With a Transcript of His Court Martial for Offences Against the Official Secrets Acts.
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Dart, Monty. Cross, William P. (2012). A Beautiful Nuisance: The and Death of Honorary
Gwyneth Ericka Morgan.
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Cross, William P. (2013). Not Behind Lace Curtains: The Hidden World of Evan, Viscount Tredegar.
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Evan Frederic Morgan: Viscount Tredegar The Final Affairs: Financial and Carnal by William Cross.
(2014)
Cross, William. and Morgan, Honorary Evan Frederic. Evan, Lord Tredegar, Selected Letters, Prose and Quotations.
The Mystic Muse of Evan Frederic Morgan. Book Midden Publishing : (2015).
Cross, William P. (2014).
Lois Sturt, Wild Child: A Glance at Honorary Lois Ina Sturt, Viscountess Tredegar. William P.Cross.